8 Days Great Wildebeest Migration

Overview

Natural wonder happen wherever all through the world at any rate few can battle with the yearly wildebeest advancement improvement in Serengeti. The numbers alone are difficult to see: up to two million animals – wildebeest proportionally as zebra and gazelles – move clockwise around this gigantic basic structure, driven by old inspirations to discover greener grass and water.
Its show on an unfathomably epic scale: the moving social gatherings experience all method for inconveniences and hardships as they move from a region to district, and are steadily proceeding through an assault from predators, none more so than from Africa’s epic felines and the extensively huge crocodiles that lie in hold up at the Mara waterway crossing.
The wildebeest migration is a liquid, momentous issue occurring between two nations – Kenya and Tanzania – and subject to the dealing with of that year’s downpours. It’s in like manner an occasion of various encounters: subordinate upon where you are and at what time, you may see the wildebeest bunches envisioning a successors and scanning for in the wake of, moving in remarkable dusty fragments, or redirecting transversely over befuddled streams.
There’s a lot of comfort found in the Serengeti which urges you to encounter the improvement, and about every single held visit and safaris to either nation combine wanders into the two confirmation zones.
For a perfect Great Wildebeest Migration, work with one of our African Safari Experts to make a changed logbook subject to your necessities. Their insight and experience of the headway collects you’ll be in safe hands to watch this epic occasion.

Tour Highlights

This eight-day great wildebeest migration safari takes you into the northern Serengeti and offers the best chance of seeing death-defying leaps and heart-wrenching near misses as you spend multiple nights and days in the world-famous Serengeti National Park. This safari will also take you to two other noted national parks of Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater and see the best they have to offer.

Day 1: Kilimanjaro International Airport to Moshi

A staff member of Jerry Tanzania Tours will pick you up from the Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). From here you will be driven to Hotel in Moshi and briefed on your upcoming safari. Enjoy a restful night before beginning your safari tomorrow.Accommodation: Panama Garden ResortJourney time and Distance: 1 hour, 40 km from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Moshi.

Day 2: Moshi – Tarangire National Park – Karatu

In the morning at around 6:00 a.m. your safari guide will arrive at the hotel and inform the receptionist that he is waiting for you. After meeting up with your driver, you will start your approximate four-hour journey to Tarangire National Park. The park is famous for its diverse landscape with nine different vegetation zones. Tarangire is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees (the largest trees in the continent) which fill the landscape and dwarf the animals next to them. The river of the park is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes and, of course, elephants. In fact, this park has the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. The lunch area is fascinating, boasting an observatory with amazing views to the river and wildlife (with good chances of seeing a hunt while having your picnic). After an extensive game drive, enjoyed from the open roof of the vehicle, you will leave the park and travel to a nearby lodge, where you will overnight.Meals: Breakfast, Picnic lunch box and DinnerAccommodation: Tloma LodgeJourney time and Distance: 4 hours, 232 km from Moshi to Tarangire National Park

Day 3: Karatu to Serengeti National Park (Seronera Region)

After breakfast you will continue to the lush highlands where crops such as wheat, corn and coffee are grown. You will enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and stop for a short look into the crater from a viewing point. Continuing your journey around the crater, you will descend the other side, enjoying your free “African massage” on the bumpy road, passing Maasai villages on your way to the Serengeti National Park. At the Naabi Hill entrance gate you can walk to a viewpoint with spectacular views across the plains of the Serengeti savannah. You will then continue towards the Seronera Valley in the central part of the Serengeti. The park offers a multitude of wildlife including the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. Early in the evening you will arrive at the Kati Kati Tented Camp. The camp is in a secluded area, in the heart of the bush, and the stars at night are breath-taking. Meals: Breakfast, Picnic lunch box and DinnerAccommodation: Kati Kati Tented CampJourney time and Distance: 4 hours, 179 km from Karatu to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will drive across the plains of Togoro and through the Mbuzi Mawe kopjes as you make your way into the park's northern reaches.
Along the way, you will have the opportunity to see the Serengeti's diverse scenery as you pass through wooded hills, tumbledown kopjes, and the wide open savannah. Your drive will show you everything from the diminutive dik-dik to towering elephants and giraffes.
Upon arriving in the Kogatende region, you will go out in search of both the Wildebeest Migration and the famous Big Five.
Mara Under Canvas will be your home for the next three nights with all your meals and soft drinks included.Meals: Breakfast, Picnic lunch box and DinnerAccommodation: Mara Under CanvasJourney time and Distance: 5 hours, 155 km from Seronera Region to Kogatende Region

Day 5 & 6 Serengeti National Park (Kogatende Region)

After breakfast, you will start a game drive around the Kogatende area, searching around the kopjes looking for carnivores and the large migration groups that will be preparing to cross the Mara River into Kenya.
Home to large numbers of hippos and Nile crocodiles, the Mara River is the last major obstacle standing between the Wildebeest Migration and the relative safety of the Maasai Mara. If you are patient and a little lucky, you may even get to witness the death-defying crossing itself where wildebeest and zebras brave the river's currents and crocodiles in an attempt to reach safety on the opposite bank.Meals: Breakfast, Picnic lunch box and DinnerAccommodation: Mara Under Canvas

Before leaving the northern part of amazing Serengeti, you take the opportunity this morning to spend more time observing this wonder of the natural world. As well as the huge herds, other animals in the Serengeti include giraffe, gazelle, impala, hartebeest and waterbuck – your driver-guide will be on the lookout for these, as well as some of the over 500 species of birdlife that have been spotted here, and he will be able to tell you all about them.
In the afternoon, you will return to the central part of Serengeti, where you will be taken to the Kati Kati Tented Camp for relaxation and your evening meal.Meals: Breakfast, Picnic lunch box and DinnerAccommodation: Kati Kati Tented CampJourney time and Distance: 5 hours, 155 km from Kogatende Region to Seronera Region

Day 8 : From Serengeti National Park (Seronera Region) to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast you will continue your safari in the Seronera Valley. Your safari guide will help you spot some more of the many species at Serengeti, teaching you about their fascinating habits and habitats.
After lunch at a picnic spot, you will drive eastwards to visit another spectacular setting for Tanzania’s wildlife, the famous Ngorongoro Crater. On arrival, you will settle in at the lodge while a tasty, hot dinner is prepared for you. Tomorrow, the wonders of the crater await you.Meals: Breakfast, Picnic lunch box and DinnerAccommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge Journey time and Distance: 3 hours, 79 km from Central Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro
Conservation Area

Day 9 : Ngorongoro Crater – Moshi

After breakfast at daybreak, you will start your descent on a narrow and steep road to the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest, unbroken and unflooded caldera in the world and it has an unbelievable diversity of wildlife. In addition to zebras and wildebeests, you might also spot the rare black rhino and other members of the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, and leopard. The crater is also home to other animals such as hyenas, waterbucks, bushbucks, eland and more than 500 bird species. After extensive game viewing and a lunch at a picnic spot, you will leave the caldera and travel back to Moshi, where you will arrive in the early evening.Meals: Breakfast, Picnic lunch box and DinnerAccommodation: Can be arranged at an extra costJourney time and Distance: 5 hours, 321 km from Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Moshi

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Visa fees
$100 per person for US Nationals and $50 per person for other Country Nationals.

Tips for safari guide:
Tipping are highly recommended on safari and it all depends on how satisfied you are. As a company we recommend $30-40 for your Safari guide per day / per vehicle, but it also depends on your budget.